10-31-2012, 07:27 AM
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GDT: Mavs@Jazz 10/31/12 08:00 PM CT
Let's make it two in a row
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz
9:00 PM ET(08:00 PM CT) - EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
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Judging by their season opener, the Dallas Mavericks might thrive despite Dirk Nowitzki's lengthy absence.
After earning a road win over one of the Western Conference's presumed front-runners, the Mavericks will try to keep rolling Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz, who are hoping for a good showing from their newcomers as they begin their season at home.
Dallas received a big blow before the season started with the news that Nowitzki is expected to miss around six weeks due to knee surgery. The Mavericks, though, showed they may have enough depth on their retooled roster to endure without their 11-time All-Star after Tuesday's 99-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
In his debut with Dallas, point guard Darren Collison led a group of six Mavericks in double figures with 17 points and helped spoil the Lakers debuts of perennial All-Stars Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.
"It's a great win," coach Rick Carlisle said. "If you execute in this league and have talent, you have a chance to win, and we did that. The Lakers are going to be fine. They've got a lot of new guys and a new system, but we were opportunistic tonight and got the job done."
In terms of rest, the Mavericks won't be on equal footing with Wednesday's opponent. Utah opens its campaign after finishing with the same record (36-30) as Dallas last season, with both teams getting swept in the opening round of the playoffs.
To aid their chances of making a deeper run, the Jazz acquired Mo Williams and Marvin Williams in offseason trades, and signed Randy Foye to a one-year deal.
The Jazz were 27th in the league in 3-point shooting percentage (32.3) in 2011-12 and each incoming player shot better than 38.0 percent from beyond the arc last season.
Utah is hoping to improve defensively after it ranked 23rd with 99.0 points allowed per contest, and its offense barely outpaced those efforts with 99.7 points per game.
"I just think we're going to communicate a lot better than we did last year," leading scorer Al Jefferson said. "We've got guys who want to play defense, especially on that second unit."
Utah should have a deep front line with Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter. Millsap is the only remaining player from the franchise's 53-win team in 2009-10.
"Time catches up with you and at some point you have to change," said coach Tyrone Corbin, who is now under contract through the 2013-14 season.
The Jazz are hoping their new faces will help them turn this series back in their favor. Utah had dropped seven in a row to Dallas until a 123-121 triple-overtime win in Salt Lake City on April 16.
Jefferson had 28 points and matched a career high with 26 rebounds in that victory. The Jazz won't miss Nowitzki, who scored 40 points in each of the last two meetings.
In addition to Nowitzki's absence, the Mavericks might keep Chris Kaman out due to a strained right calf. He could return for Saturday's home opener against Charlotte.
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http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?id=400277729
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Referee Assignments
Dallas @ Utah Ken Mauer Rodney Mott Olandis Poole
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10-31-2012, 08:56 AM
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Nice win last night. Time to consolidate.
LA didn't have great ball rotation last night. Tonight should require more of a team effort defensively. Eager to see it in action.
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10-31-2012, 09:17 AM
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Referee Assignment
Ken Mauer, Rodney Mott, Olandis Poole
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NBA referee Ken Mauer once upon a time...........
1. Handed out 5 technical fouls to the Timberwolves in 10 seconds
2. Called Zabian Dowdell a "little bitch" and then ejected him for Dowdell asking him if he'd say that to him off the court.
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10-31-2012, 09:35 AM
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Lets keep it up.
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You say it in Brazil, you say Dirk, they know Nowitzki. You say it in China,
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10-31-2012, 10:33 AM
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A copy and paste for a game thread? This fanbase/forum is apathetic and needs some work.
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10-31-2012, 10:35 AM
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Stop posting all this crap.
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10-31-2012, 10:57 AM
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No better feeling than waking up from a night of trash talking with my Laker loving idiot friends and family. I don't know if anyone knows how much joy I get from beating the Lakers living in Cali. Even though behind the scenes I thought we were going to get handled last night.
Lestat_1795 is my hero. #OnToTheNextOne
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10-31-2012, 12:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lestat_1795
Let's make it two in a row
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Never change a winning team.
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10-31-2012, 01:08 PM
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According to the jazzfans.com GDT we are getting trashed...
Btw whats wrong with the people in SLC? Everytime i read a GDT and other stuff there it shows me they are worse than Blazers or Lakers fans.
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10-31-2012, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sefant77
According to the jazzfans.com GDT we are getting trashed...
Btw whats wrong with the people in SLC? Everytime i read a GDT and other stuff there it shows me they are worse than Blazers or Lakers fans.
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Wow! A couple of those posters really hate the Mavs & us at D-M. What a no class ***hole!
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10-31-2012, 01:18 PM
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this guy called ghost of whatever is picking on me, i do not know why
teh hlep?!
did he make that gif himself by using his private collection of fun in the shower?
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10-31-2012, 01:20 PM
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mavs win by 5. crowder goes for 20pts
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10-31-2012, 02:42 PM
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It'd be nice to get two road wins to start the season without 2 of your best players.
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10-31-2012, 02:56 PM
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What the hell's going on around here...
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10-31-2012, 06:04 PM
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What the hell's going on around here...
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Cadbane still can't get over being banned so he is trying to stir up the pot. Too bad nobody cares.
Go Mavs! 90-86 Mavs
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10-31-2012, 03:00 PM
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http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/...ome-end-season
Did anyone catch Jean Jacques Taylor article before the season started dated Oct 29,2012? Jesus what a dork.
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10-31-2012, 03:34 PM
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Hate to be off topic, but if you have not seen this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJB0vneSv0E you gotta check it out. Dirk post-season 2011 around 8:45 is my fav spot...
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10-31-2012, 06:41 PM
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I just want to see good defense tonight. Not so much worried about the O, don't know if it was because it was against LA but the boys got up for that game and D's up last night. Individually and as a unit. If we can get that kind of effort and production defensively on a consistent basis I think we'll be just fine. That's going to be the key though, gives us a better chance to control the game to our liking.
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10-31-2012, 07:02 PM
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It will not be easy for sure. Interior defense and rebounding will again be key. Roddy seems to do well against the Jazz one reason I believe is the last of perimeter defense Utah had last year with Harris and their good ones were slow, similar deal this year. Plus Al Jefferson is a terrible position defender. So Roddy/rebounding/and interior defense are my three keys.
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10-31-2012, 07:04 PM
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Going to be a tough game. This is their opening night game and we just won a huge game last night. Lets see if we have the same energy. Last night was really fun to watch.
I loved Kidd and Terry but we needed to move on from that era. This team is a breath of fresh air.
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10-31-2012, 07:09 PM
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We are a young team now. This is the second game of the season, although on a back-to-back. We should not use fatigue as an excuse. Maybe later down the season, but not now.
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10-31-2012, 07:24 PM
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Energy wont be an issue anymore. No excuse. Brand is the only guy that played more than 32 min.
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10-31-2012, 07:36 PM
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DALLAS MAVERICKS
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10-31-2012, 07:51 PM
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Good to see that FSSW is bringing the volleyball ass to the party tonight.
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10-31-2012, 08:02 PM
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any links?
thanks in advance
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10-31-2012, 08:04 PM
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any links?
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http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/1500...mavericks.html
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10-31-2012, 08:07 PM
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10-31-2012, 08:12 PM
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Fun fact:
Hawks had allready Josh Smith and no PG and they took Marvin Williams at #2 straight over Deron and Paul. This summer they traded Marvin for washed up Devin Harris.
Screwing the franchise via draft
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10-31-2012, 08:13 PM
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lol no over the back
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10-31-2012, 08:14 PM
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They may kill us on the boards tonight..
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10-31-2012, 08:17 PM
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Utahs arena has a weird seating...
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10-31-2012, 08:17 PM
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Jamal Tinsley is still alive?
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10-31-2012, 08:35 PM
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Exactly what i thought.
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10-31-2012, 08:18 PM
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Fuck I love Collison
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10-31-2012, 08:20 PM
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Brandan Wright blocking shots left and right
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10-31-2012, 08:21 PM
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Just tuning in...
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10-31-2012, 08:21 PM
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I'm still not used to seeing a fast point guard in a Dallas uniform
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10-31-2012, 08:23 PM
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Wright looking really really good. Looks like he can extend his good game also with increased minutes
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10-31-2012, 08:25 PM
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Getting murdered on the boards.
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10-31-2012, 08:26 PM
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Both threes tried by Mayo were pretty dumb shots...
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